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MACH-INE E'ORBUNDLING HOOPS.

No. 325,492. Patented Sept. l, 1885.

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VILLIAM BOVKER, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR BUNDLING HOOPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 325,492, dated Septemberl, 1885.

Renewed July E20, 1885 (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, VILLIAM BOWKER, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, and a resident of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex, ofthe Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Machines foi-Bundling Hoops; and l do hereby declare thesame to be described in the following specification', and represented inl the accompanying drawings, of whichM Figure l is a top View, Fig. 2 aside elevation, and Fig. 3 an end view, of a machine embodying myinvention, the nature of which is deined in the claims hereinafterpresented. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the shaftactuator, to bedescribed.

The said machine has in it two sets of curved standards, those of oneset being marked A and those of the other A', each standard, on its'inner or bundling edge, being semicircular,

and at top provided with an inclined bar or guide, a, extending from it,as represented. fIhe three standards A at one side of the machine arearranged at equal distances apart, and directly opposite the otherthree, A', at the opposite side of the machine, the curved bundlingedges of each set projecting toward those of the other, as represented.

Each curved standard A and its opposite standard A' extend upward fromand aresupported. by a bed-frame, C, to which there is applied, so as tobe capable of being moved from one toward the other of the saidstandards A and A', a duplex curved standard, B, formed and providedwith two inclined guides, I), projecting upward from it and connected attheir upper ends, as represented. Each bundling-edge of the standard Bis semicircular, as shown at. c.

Each standard B is provided with mechan ism for moving it rectilinearlyand alternately toward the standards A and A', directly between which itis situated, such-mechanism being a toothed rack, d, on the bottom of astandard, and a pinion, e, to engage with such rack, and fixedconcentrically on a shaft, f, extending across the machine. Furthermore,each duplex curved standard B does not range with its two cooperativestandards, A and A', but is alittle aside of their range, in

order that when the said standard B is moved into action with either ofthe said standards A and A the said standard B may pass by such standardA or A Without butting against it. On turning the shaftf one Way thethree duplex curved standards B will be simultaneously moved toward thestandards A, and on revolving the shaft the opposite Way the *standardsB will be moved toward the standards A. From each of the three outsidestandards at its foot there is extended horizontally a straight rail orprojection, g, which, when the standard B is in movement, enters acorrespondingly-shaped opening or slot, h, in its base.

For turning the shaft f there is fixed ou it a hand-Wheel, i, besideswhich there are on the shaft two ratchet-Wheels, lo Z, to each of whichthere is fulcrumed on the shaft a forked lever, m, having within it aslidepawl, a, provided rvith a spring, o, for raising it out ofengagement with the wheel. An auxiliary lever, p, fulcrumed to the leverm, hasits shorter arm extended through the slide-pawl n. By pressing thelonger arm of the auxiliarylever p up to the lever im,v the pawl will beforced down into engagement With the ratchet-wheel. so as to revolve itwhen the lever mis turned the right Way on the shaft f. The teeth of oneratchet-wheel are pitched the opposite way to those of the other of saidWheels.

The middle standard of each of the sets A and A' is not immovablerelatively to its bedframe (Las is each of the others with respect toits bed-fra me, but is pivoted thereto, and, besides, such standard hasan arm, s, extended from it, as shown in Fig. 3, there being apvidedwith a set-screw, u, for clamping it to the arm. This arm and Weight areto determine the amount of pressure to which the hoops are to besubjected in the process of bundling them, the degree of the pressurebeing varied by moving the Weight either Way on the arm.

Over the bundling mechanism is the rotary hoop-receiveuE, which consistsof two S shaped bars, w', and a horizontal shaft, 1v, extending throughsuch bars at their middles, all being as represented. This receiver hasplied to such arm a sliding weight, t, pro- ICO its shaft-journalssupported in bearings in two curved standards, F, arranged as shown. Atone end `of the shaft there is xed to it a ratchet-wheel, y, with whicha pawl, z, pivoted to one of the standards F, engages, such being tokeep the receiver from revolving while in (tlle act of being loaded withhoops to be bun- At one end of the machine is the vibratoryhoop-adjuster G, which is aplate pivoted at its lower part to the floor,and by rods a' connected with the wrists of t-wo crank-wheels, b', fixedon a horizontal shaft. c', provided at its middle with a pulley, d', forrevolving it through the action of an endless belt applied to suchpulley. Ihe adjusterGextendssomewhat above the standards F.

In 'operating with the machine the hoops to be bundled are laid upon thelower horns of the receiver in suflicient quantity to form a bundle ofthem, after which the pawl z is to be drawn out of engagement with theratchetwheel y. On this taking place the receiver will partially revolveand discharge the hoops,i between one set of the curvedbundling-standards and the three duplex curved standards. Theselatterare next to be moved toward the set of bundlingstandards in a manner tocrowd the several hoops into a fascicle or bundle, the median standardmoving on its fullcrum and forcing upward its arm s and weight t, andthereby indicatingthat the hoops have been properly pressed together. Igenerally connect with the arm sthe wire of a gong-bell, in order thaton the arm being moved upward the bell may be sounded, and thus notifythe attendant that the hoops have been properly pressed together. Whilethey are being laden on the receiver the adjuster in its movementstoward them will force them more or less lengthwise, so as to bring inor nearly into one plane with each other those ends of them which may benext the adjuster.

The receiver, after each discharge of hoops from it, will be in positionto receive others,

Awhich may be supplied to it while a person may be binding together thepressed hoops bef'ore removing the bundle of them from the machine.Prior to such removal, however,y the receiver is to be revolved, so asto discharge its load into the space between t-he movable duplex curvedstandards and the other set of bundling-standards toward which theduplex curved standards are next to be moved, in order to fasciculatethe hoops between it and the said set of bundling-standards, themovements of the duplex curved standards being effected either by meansof the hand-wheel or by the levers, pawls, and ratchet-wheels of theshaft f.

I claim in the hoop-bundling machinel. The combination of the rotaryreceiver E, the two series of curved standards A and A', and theintermediate set of duplex curved standards, B, theselatter standardsbeing mov` able toward each of the sets A and A', and provided withmechanism for effecting such movement, as set forth, the rotary receiverbeing arranged over the aforesaid standard, and consisting of the twoS-shaped bars fw and the horizontal shaft fr, extending through them andfixed to them at their middles, all being substantially as represented.

2. The combination of the adjuster G, having mechanism for reciprocatingit, as described, with the rotary receiver E, the two sets of curvedstandards A and A', and the intermediate set of curved duplex standards,B, these latter standards being provided with mechanism for moving themtoward either set of standards A and A', as specied, and the adjusterbeing arranged opposite one end of the rotary receiver, so as when thereceiver is being laden with hoops to move relatively to them in amanner to force them forward to bring into one plane, or thereabout,their ends next adjacent to the adjuster.

3. The combination of the rotary receiver E with the series of duplexcurved standards B, movable, and provided with mechanism for movingthem, as described, and with the two sets of curved standards A and A',having each of their median standards pivoted to its supporting-base,and provided with an arm and adjustable weight, all being substantiallyand to operate as set forth.

4. The combination of the two inclined guides a, extending upward fromthe stationary curved binding-standards A and A', and

the two inclined guides b, extending upward from the intermediatemovable binding-standard, B, with such standards, and with the rotaryreceiver E, arranged over them, and consisting of the two S-shaped bars,and the horizontal shaft x, extending through lsuch bars at theirmiddles, all being arranged and to operate substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM BOVKER.

Witnesses:

B. H. EDDY, E. B. PRATT.

